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Board approves curriculum renewals, new courses, solar subscription and superintendent travel
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Summary
The Waukegan CUSD 60 board approved multiple consent items including curriculum license renewals, two new Waukegan High School courses, the Yeoman Creek Anchor (solar) subscription, academic calendars, personnel actions and superintendent conference attendance; the AVID Summer Institute item passed after a separate vote.
At its Dec. 16 open meeting, the Waukegan CUSD 60 Board of Education approved a slate of consent items and personnel actions. The consent agenda included curriculum and license renewals (CAMI for Pre‑K–12; Amplify Boost for K–5; Everyday Math EM4 for K–5; DreamBox Learning; Carnegie math for grades 6–12), new courses for Waukegan High School (AP Spanish Literature and a diesel mechanics career‑technical course), a website and mass communication upgrade, conference attendance requests and an AIR (American Institutes for Research) contract.
The board approved the block consent motion (motion by Mr. Riddle; second unspecified) with item J separated for individual vote. Item J — approval for an AVID Summer Institute 2026 at Benny Bridal School — was later approved on roll call with Ms. Lensing recorded as the lone No vote. The operations consent agenda passed as well, including proposed academic calendars through 2028–29 and the Yeoman Creek Anchor Subscription Agreement, which administration said will save electricity costs for district facilities through a local solar subscription model.
Administration also recommended and the board approved superintendent travel for professional development and cohort participation (estimates provided in the motion) and routine personnel actions (appointments, retirements, resignations and vacation carryover approvals). The board ratified accounts payable and check requests for the period of Dec. 3–9, 2025 with totals presented: accounts payable $1,268,687.57; check requests $490,518.75; and National Bank insurance payments $909,171.19.
Votes at a glance: motions to approve minutes, the consent agendas, AVID Summer Institute, operations items, superintendent travel, personnel recommendations and financial ratification were each passed by roll call during the meeting. No single motion failed outright in the open session record.
What’s next: administration will move forward on approved contracts, coordinate summer institute logistics, and finalize implementation details for the Yeoman Creek agreement; board members requested ongoing usage metrics for newly approved digital curriculum tools.
